Val di Sole is known for top-class mountain biking. On the weekend of December 12, a cyclo-cross World Cup will be held in the Valley of the Sun for the first time. But where the conditions are usually dry and dusty, Wout Van Aert, Tom Pidcock and co. will be doing their fast laps in the snow.

In 2022, the Absa Cape Epic returns to three of South Africa's most famous mountain bike destinations on its 657-kilometer route, finishing in Val de Vie. Brutal climbs totaling 17'250 vertical meters, breathtaking singletrack and the heat and dust of South Africa over eight days of racing will ensure that every finisher's medal will be hard earned. The Cape Epic 2022 kicks off on March 20.

In 2022, the Swiss Championships in the Olympic mountain bike discipline of cross country will take place on the weekend of June 4/5. The title races will then be held as part of the Proffix Cup in Leysin. The championship titles in the mountain bike marathon discipline will be awarded a month later, at the BerGiBike in the canton of Fribourg.

The Downhill World Cup returns to Fort William in 2022. It will be the first time since the 2019 event that the world's elite will descend the legendary course at Aonach Mor. The World Cup event is scheduled for the weekend of May 22. If everything goes according to plan, a 4x World Tour race will also be held the evening before.

At the legendary Mégavalanche downhill marathon in St. Paul on the island of La Réunion, Swiss rider Stefan Peter takes third place behind winner Hugo Pigeon and second-placed Alexis Chenevier. In the women's race, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot rides away from the enduro specialists and wins her first race of this kind.